Rita Karin (born Rita Karpinowicz; October 24, 1919 – September 10, 1993) was a Polish-born American actress best known for her role as Jackie Mason's mother on the 1989 TV series Chicken Soup. She also appeared as Meryl Streep's Brooklyn landlady who appears at the beginning of Sophie's Choice. Her voice can be heard singing children's songs from the camps in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Rita Karpinowicz 24 October 1919 Vilnius, Lithuania
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10 September 1993 (aged 73) New York City, New York, United States
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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